binayak95
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I don't expect you to understand why MDL is the best bet to build the 75I subs. Because amateurs like you know nothing of history.8 billion dollars is indeed a bit excessive considering it is a small submarine of 1.5-2 ton. Also, even France which sells scorpene to others, does not use diesel submarnes itself. It operates nuclear submarines only. So, you have a point in stating that nuclear SSN should be used instead of diesel SSK. However, for Indian usage, the area is mainly Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal which are not big areas. So, the requirement of endurance does not arise. Stealth matters more here. This is where diesel submarines trump.
If P75I is also an imported project like P75, whereby France sells most of the parts, I don't see the problem in privatising the project. If MDL is doing it, I expect it to be fully indigenous. Otherwise, there is no point in calling MDL as experienced. If the manufacturing and construction is not indigenous, there is no point for calling something as indigenous.
This is just false news. If the entire submarine manufacturing is done in India, the cost will not be counted in dollars. Also, the cost will depend on the scale of manufacturing.
Also, I don't seem to unerstand how a diesel submarine that is just 1.5-2 tonnes in weight cost similar to a nuclear submarine that weighs 6tonnes.
Kalvari is not the first ssk to be built in India. That honour goes to INS Shalki which was commissioned back in 1992. Your average ship building crew cannot build a submarine. The skillset required are much different and more complex especially when it comes to error tolerances and margins. Mdl trained a crew from scratch to build subs for the HDW Type 209 project. The crew built the Shankul too. Then the line was left to rot. The crew moved on to shipyards in the middle East. Then when scorpene project rolled in, MDL was forced to repeat the whole process again. Now that 75 is winding down, it would be prudent to not repeat the whole fuck up again, no?
As far as costs are concerned, the 8 billion USD include lifetime maintenance and spares. Including the costs of mid life refits. And why in USD? Because that is the internationally accepted currency. It's an exhibit of Indian spending abilities. A kind of advertisment of our wealth. I'm sure you'd love to see the USD replaced by the yuan, but that's not gonna happen.